Accidental hero

It takes a certain confidence to challenge genius. Francesco del Giocondo, aka Mr Mona Lisa, may have been sublimely wealthy, but there’s no record of him asking Leonardo da Vinci to level up the hori

THE TURBOCHARGED engine first triumphed at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1976, and has done most of the winning at the French enduro since. Only eight victories have gone to normally aspirated powerplants o

Price new: £265,937 Price now: £800,000 Engine: 6.5-litre V12 Transmission: Six-speed manual, four-wheel drive Power/torque: 661bhp/660Nm 0-62mph: 3.2 seconds Top speed: 212mph (209mph with aero kit)

No matter what the onslaught of incredible stats, it’s the gearknob I remember most. Sure, when the McLaren F1 was launched in 1994 it cost £540,000 (plus taxes) and there was talk of a 6.0-litre V12

AUTOSPORT’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY intertwines almost perfectly with the 75 years of the Formula 1 world championship for drivers. This magazine’s grand old title is the junior by three months, and right fr

Ferrari entered the competitive European Formula 2 championship with the 1.6-litre 166 Dino, and chassis 0010 was one of two cars prepared for the 1968 season. Raced by reigning F2 champion and new Fe